This a 2.5d model of the Fairfield horseshoe in the lake district and officially the hardest thing to photograph and get it to look good!
its about 150x150 in oak and took the majority of a Sunday to do. The finishing path with a 0.5 mm tapered bit with a 0.25 step over was 2 hours on its own...
I've just upgraded the X axis on my open builds 1000 x 1000 CNC so have the old one looking for a home.
It based on a c beam machine like a workbee but has linear rails and I also added a ballscrew a while ago.
I thought it would be a little specialised to go in the for sale section of the...
i think you can just make out ball screws on all axis on the first one but not sure about linear rails, yes on the x but not sure on the z or y.
second machine looks to have linear guides, round bar, rather than rails. im open to correction but id think linear rails would be a better option...
scousers love a haggle. mechanicaly that looks mustard and he looks to be getting good cuts with the what look like clamps he's making. anyone with a dial indicator probably knows what he's doing!! and its always nice to see a bag full of bits, just like my garage.
id question what kind of...
steve
i can highly recommend fusion 360 which covers both the design and gcode for your toolpaths. i started on vetric but even that seems archaic when you get the hang of fusion.
i tend to design in fusion and create my toolpaths and then export the g code to open builds cam which then sends...
great advice from ollie and to be fair the fox alien vasto looks to a be a fairly decent option, linear rails, ball screws etc.
i bought myself a queen bee pro 3 years ago which is based on c beam ali extrusion with lead screws and a 1.5kw spindle which im now in the process of upgrading to...